Wendy Brors

Wendy Brors brings expertise in industry sector strategies that leverage public private partnerships to human capital solutions including work-based learning ecosystems, apprenticeship expansion, and employer validated career pathways development. Brors is a strategic thinker with strengths in business systems design, industry engagement, strategic planning and implementation, and performance management. Her current and recent clients include the U.S. Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy; the New Jersey Department of Labor; multiple state apprenticeship offices across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada, and Wisconsin. Her work spans partnerships with more than 100 employers, trade associations, community colleges, workforce centers, foundations, and economic development organizations nationwide.

Prior to joining AIR, Brors held a range of senior leadership roles across public, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations. She served as associate director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment where she bridged industry through sector partnerships into Colorado’s statewide talent development network, aligning economic development, workforce development, education, and community-based organizations, across all industries and regions. 

She also served as chief operating officer for the Colorado Technology Association leading work in policy, economic development, and workforce development, and founded the Colorado Technology Foundation to strengthen and modernize the talent development systems for Colorado’s technology sector. Earlier in her career, Brors held business operations leadership roles at Marathon Oil, Sun Microsystems, and McKinsey & Company.

In addition to a master’s degree in development economics from The American University, Brors holds a certificate in economics and French from L’Universite de Paris, La Sorbonne, France; a certificate from the Apprenticeship Institute (CEMETs) in Zurich, Switzerland; and a certificate in executive business management from the CEDIR (Colorado Executive Development in Residence) at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business.